Wheel mounting



J. E. DEKKER.

WHEEL MOUNTING.

APPLICATION FILI-:n Amm, 191s.

1,402,149. Patented Jan. 3, 1922.

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Be it known'that l, Joi-IN'FJpDnKKEn, a citizen ot the United States, residing at @ak Park.y in the county ot' CookandfState of illinois, have invented new and useful lm pi'ovements in lWheel Moiintings,l ot which the following is a specification." l 's rlhis invention relates to a mounting for wheels designed more particularly Vtor `vwheels' which-are used on toy 'wagonsy-'ial though the same may also be usedifor larger wheeled vehicles and for other. purposes. Y

the objeet'ot this intention is to produce a wheel mounting which can be produced 'at cmiparatively low cost, which is strong and durable in construction, and which will permit a wheel to run easilyv andiwithout undue wear or noise. A

In the accompanying drawings;V

Figure lis-a perspective View, showing the bearing portion of my improved wheel mounting applied to theaxle otfa vehicle. Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal' section. ot my improved wheel mounting associated with thewheel and axlefligure 3 is a vertical transverse section taken on the correspondingly-numbered line vin Similar characters of reterenoeindicate corresponding parts in the several views.Y

l represents tlievehicle. axle which ispreterably cylindrical in cross section and has secured thereto at a distance tromwits end, a bolster 2 which is usually constructed or" wood, this connection being eiiiected by means ot va rivet 3, as shown in Fig. 2, or otherwise. Upon the yfront end portion oi the axle is mounted the inner bea-ring sleeve!v represents a plull oitl a roller bearing. o Y ralityVV or bearing rollers which are arranged lengthwise orparallelwith the axle'and in an annular row, so that the inner sides ot these rollers engage with the Vperiphery of the inner bearingsleei7 6p represents an outer bearing sleeve which engages itsjbore or inner side with-the outer sides of the sevf eral bearing rollers. Y The inner and4 outer bearing sleevesand the bearing rollers con-v stitute the main elements ot the roller bearine` whereby the wheel is mounted ugon the afile. The wheel thus mounted may be ot any suitable construction, that shown in the drawings consisting` essentially of a hub sleeve T which engages with the periphery or" the outer bearing sleeve, two supporting Vsleeve' and an outwardly-projecting key 14' Sp'ec-cationlof Letters Patent.` Y patntgdran. 3, 1922.

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disks 8, 8, arranged upon opposite ends of thehliubfsleeve and spaced apart,and apluralityot' spokes 9 which are arranged at their Vinner ends between the supporting disks andare connected therewith' by means of rivets 10, asshownin Fig. 2, or byany other suitablemeans. The hub sleeve is sei cured in the hub disks so asto be incapable of moving lengthwise or axially therein by providing opposite ends of this .hub sleeve with outwardly-turned flanges 1l, 12,".be.- tween which the hub disks are arranged. The hub sleeve and its flanges l1, l2 .are i preferably.constructed of sheet metal and` when assembled with the other members or thepwheel, :form a practically inseparable structure. .The fouter bearing sleeve' preferably lits into the bore of the .hub sleeve suthcientlyftight so asto compel the vwheel and outer bearing sleeve to turn together about` the axle, thereby causing therollers between theA bearingY sleeves tol yturn bodilyv aroundpthe axle and form an anti-friction 'support for the wheel?.

` In order to compel the wheel andthe outer .bearing sleeve to turn together7 positive 80 ilockingmeans between the same is provided .which -preferablycomprises a longitudinal keyway V13 formed in the bore ofthe hub formed on the periphery of the outer bearing sleeve and engaging with this keyway, as best shown in Fig. 2. Y. 1

At its V'rear end the inner bearing sleeve is provided with a dishedor cup-shapedannular. -[lange 15 `r whichV extends llaterally. 90 therefrom past the rear ends of the outer bearing sleeveand the hub sleeve-and encloses the adjacent rear 'tlangelQ of the huh sleeve, as shown in Fig. 2. Y

At its front end the outer bearingsleeve is provided with an inwardly-projecting annularilange lG'which contines the bearing rollers in the space between the ytwo bearing sleeves. lAt the front end ot the inner bearingsleeve the same is' provided with two annular'rows'of lips or lugs 17, 18 Athe lips 17 being'comparatively short and projecting laterally or radially outward Jfrom the inner bearing` sleeve into a position in tront ot the front flange ot the outer bearing sleeve while the lips 18 are comparatively longand alternate with the short lips and project longitudinally forward from the inner bearing sleeve, so that they surround f .front end portion of the axle., The front "-theyuare permanently associated and'can be lipsor lugs and the rearilange 1 5 are preferably 'torinedfintegral With the inner bearing "sleeve ironia single piece of sheet metal.V When the parts of this roller bearing are` assembled in the manner shown in Fig. 2,

freely handledin assembling thesaine vvith other parts of the Wagon Without-liability of becoming scattered, thereby avoiding the l loss of parts and eiecting a considerable t economy-in time of handling the same.v

`The roller bearing as a` `Whole Vis held against `turning on the axle by nieans ofa Vlockingpin 19 preferably of the cotter type passing through a transverse opening 20 in the frontend of the axle and between 'adjacent longitudinal lips oli-.the inner bear-4 ing sleeve.` llhis saine pin is also preferably utilized'for fastening a cap 2l to the Jfront i" end oi' theaxle, Whiclicap is provided vWith openingsondiametrieally opposite sides Yfor receiving the end portions off the fastening, vor locking pin and also ivitli'fa dish-shaped' flange 22 at its rear end which extends laterallyllbeyond the rontfjend of the :hub Y sleeve, soas to torina stop Whiehprevents the wheel fifoinslipping forwardly off from the rollerbearing, when assembled.

c lt desired, thel inner bearing sleeve inay ybe additionally seeuredto the axleso as topre- 'Avent thesaine from turning thereon but caf` sliding lengthvvise-` thereon by pable O'')` 4 means oit an internal "lzey" '23V formed` inteu `grally With 'thefinner bearing .sleeve and projeatinginto a"longitu jlinal keyWa'y-Qi extendingfroni the frontend ofthe' aXle rearwardly a sulicient distance `to accommOflate thel positionvoif thisflrey, as shoWn in ing, e. i

` Tlievarioujs elements off this ivlieelvmounting are coniparativelyysiinple in construef.

4 tion andare cfap'ablefoic being produced economically and afford a very strong, durable c and easy running structure ivliielirequires Cil j outer 'side o trsaid inner bearing sleeve, an` outer bearing sleeve engaging withv the outer sidesof said bearing rollers, andv aV Wheel f havingf ahub` sleeve which receives V said outer bearing sleeve, said hub sleeve havingV an internal longitudinal keyway, andvs'aid outer bearing sleeve 1having an integral eX- ternal key engaging With said key-vvay.

2,'l`hevconib1nationof an inner bearing end with a pluralityof outwardly-projecting'lips, a plurality of bearing rollers engaging with the outer side of said inner bearing sleeve, and an outer bearing sleeve of larger diameterl engaging with the: outer side of said bearing rollers` and provided at a. one end With an ,inwardly projecting flange which engages `ith the rear side of said PS- Y. A 3. The coinbin'ationofV an inner bearing sleeve offsmaller diameter provided at one end with apjlurality of laterally projecting lips Whichjare arranged in an'annular row, and a plurality `of longitudinallyl projecting lips which alternate with said laterally projecting lips, anv outer .bearing sleeve `of `larger'diameter provided at oneendvvith an inwardly-turned flange which is arranged in rear of said laterally projecting'lips, and an annular row of bearing'rollers arranged `between said bearing sleeves.

4. The combinationof an inner bearing sleeve provided at one end with a plurality of laterally projecting lips which are ar-A ranged in an annular row anda plurality of j [longitudinally ,j projectingL lips Which alternatefwitli saidvlaterally projecting lips, an

fouterbearing sleeve providedat one end rvith an inwardly-turned flange `which is -arranged in rearof said laterally projecting lips, `anannular rovv ofbearing rollers ranged between said bearing sleeves,.an axle sleeve of smaller diameteirprovicled at one i arrangedwithin Vsaid inner bearing sleeve,

I and Va loclringfp'in .passing through said axlerand between adjacent longitudinal lips` `of said inner bearing"sleevedjV i i 5. The combination of anjinner bearing sleeve provided atoneend with a plurality lof laterally projecting lips `which are ar-` ranged in an annularroiv and a plurality of longitudinally projeeting'lips which alterv nate vvith said laterally projecting lips, anvr outer bearinglsleeve provided at one `end Y With an inwardly-turnediiange which is arfy ranged vin rearof Vsaid laterally projecting lips, an annular rovv Aol. bearing rollers ararranged between said bearing sleeves,A an axle arranged Within said inner bearing;

sleeve andsaid longitudinal lips., a cap applied to the end. of said axle and surround ing said longitudinal-lips, and a locking pin inner bearing sleeve. i

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Vll passing rthrough sadeap and-axle and between adjacent longitudinal lips ofsaid 

